New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-14
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
DIR. JAMES NJ. KING OF THE PARK AVENUE
CHURCH.

SERMON On REST"
The Rev. DR.. James NJ. King. OF the Park Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church. Ia OF the best known
preachors In his denomination. not merely In this CITY
where lie has for fourteen but throughout
the country well. lie has served successiveiy b.
Johns tho Washington SQUARE. the ST. James. tho
Eighteenth Street and the Park Avenue churches In
each OF hese live important pasorates there nave oec"
large acccsons to the church. year has passed WIN
out revival interest and In most instances large reVas
h. foliowedlhs preaching.
But alone pastor has he been eminentiy sue
cessful He Is a born leader with genial manner
commanding presence and an indomtale Will. For
many years he has been an active worker IN the Evan
gelical Alliance chairman OF the Executive Commit
tee an. the Committee on Legislative Action After Dr.
PRIMES death Dr. King became its honorary correspond
ing secretary Two years the Executive committee
in appreciation OF DR. Kings work in opposing me
Freedom OF Worship bill and the division OF tho
public school fund adopted series OF resolutions one
OF them being:
R,so,p,3 That we accept with profound satisfaction
the report OF the chairman OF the speeis Son nltee
npnird 10 resist the passage by the New YORK Ieeis
@ snorovs the efforts made by committee to advise
tie people and OF the state OF the real intent of
titled to tue thanks u! this Alliance and OF all Amer
cans VINO cherish american PRINCIPLES OF religious iree
which brought TO the task of exposing tue meaning
AID preventing the passage of the bill
Dr. Kings father tile Rev. Elijah King. one of the
early Methodist ministers OF this country ordained
BY Bishop Asbury founder of American Methodism
Dr. King born IN Girari Penn. in 1889. and was
graduated at Wesleyan University I'm 1862. After
his graduation he taught natural science In Fort Edward
Seminary, in this state for six years While there he
licensed preach. ana ia 1853 he entered tho reg
uar work of the ministry After successful pastorate
In Troy to the First Church of Saratoga In
1870 he went abroad for travel ami study and began his
pstorate in this city three later Many times he
has invited To take proessorshps and presiencies
the regular work OF pastor. DIR. King has calls
for addresses and lectures outside OF his own
parish In 1881 he represented his denomination at the
E.unencal Conference in London; three years he
WIS u deleg ito at the Centennial of Episcopal Method
ism in Baltimore. and the General Conference in Phil
al lp'l year elected t. leal his dele
CATION. ant received large vote FOR the oto" OF Bishop
He il a manager Of the American BIB society anu u
member Of important committee; he also occupies
honorable positions eight or nine Inerienominatona
secular directories IN tnis CITY.
l15 Of the most infuen1l of the demo mia lto1 IN
the city. celebra . its scni-ceuennll last Marco II
has over 60 members. The hardsone eilhce at Park
ave and EishtysSth-st was dedicated on March %.
1>s 1t contains 50 ne OF the oakcn tinber' wich hii
formed part Of the frat Meno list church in America
winch erected in John-st. IN i6S The cost 81 the
ins arc officials: Trustees Charles g. KEYS. William
owen. John r. Young John H. Moss samuel 4. Van e
wafer J. NJ Thorpe. Andrew Beacon, james r. rrTt.
Isnd Milton see; class leaders Lewis DE rph Hollis
stcUards-E. G.. KEYS. :. G. Pullman, T. j. Tchrnor
George Kelly, Charles W. Turner. william Betty "
I.
HUMANITY SEEKING RESI-
Dr. Kings sermon yesterday morning was on Rest
AMI his Psalms W., g.: on that had wings
Ike dove; for then wouli fly away AMI he AT rest
To- then would wander far off, ami remain IN the
wilderness" Thc sermon was IN Substance "a follows:
Humanity is lost. Is wandering, Is honesick There
reslies,mess. WEAKNESS, in iicdle every Hhcrc. Con
tcumen icPose, rest seen 10 h'.r Tel L'e,{ ,o.p IS
tnt tHem shall he alive and shall hnd Them alve,
because they constitute nc Itself hdrnpupuS ne -
Ife II rennsc NOV il, i"tth We shall nni apon in ,nry
that mems experience IA favoring circunI-
away giainr-s the cup Of ne i tinctnrct VITA
melancholy. we Shan ma rev VINO nave no desiIe 10
fortunes shall find wrecked homes; souls tired aud
inrrn- AMI discouraged win cares longin, TO escape
from present environment to something ana some
where unknown and unrcalilei. And II VIC translate eX
percuce Iuloranguage it will he: Oh that had wings
Thi, boon much sought AMI sighed after is not far
oh II Is not in The wIlerncss II Is not IN exile nl
Isolation ia the midst OF men IL il not IN inart"n
and idenc~s but In obedience an activity. such are
our relationships Ia THIS void tha mere can nc no
Internal res without Ir3d11ini eNternu nain9my,
commandments and these bind nan to Got and man 10
True rest HIS IFS fountain III the centre OF being
and spreads to the circumference The Sabbath OF Tie
soul only dawn when the soul con uers sell ami It's
environment The uniform failures OF unu ct human
cannot co.quer, but want t. fly away. But in
the midst Of the general hepessnes@ there are emo Oh
Illustrations of the trumphS O the soul over depravei
and n law then il must he last as applicable u the
common experience OF mankind a. To us exceptional ex
perience.
IDLE TO SEEK PEACE IL FLIGHT.
But weary ami oppressed souls hope TO lind rest by
running away the face OF toes They think to ny
away ami be at rest while they confess my heart IL
sore paued within me-" But flying away will not Kill tho
pain while peace In heart will bring realm Of order
ont OF chaos The who has fever finds no cool
place upon pillow until the internal fires put ont
Cnrest is within. The soul must he calme Wandering
will only furnish the rest that the soul carries with IT,
Whenth he Itself 4
into harmony with that knowledge then ami only then
it finds rest because harmony is The world pro-
pose. rest by escape flying away
trial. God SAYS st ~ and obey.
The world proGerS rest by removing the burden Jesus
says Take My yoke upon yon, and learn OF Me- ana We
shall find rest unto your souls His theory Is; Noine
Me all that labor ami are heavy laden That is,
n-arness to Christ gives activity without WEAKNESS
souls centre OF gravity. and all !. rest at that point
John the Beloved leaned the Masters bosom AMI cX
talk about life and love. newton gave TO the world
matters law OF grdyaton john gave TO The world me
pcitly and there is harmony among the spheres
Science developed the grand truth that throughout
sustained 81 is met all sides by antagonistic
physical powers but like ruling spirit 1t re"tfa' them
into working Of the sons law of fravitation
human viii And this is the aniagonisc force which
produces all the friction In the NOR al world Mhch ils
IL brought into subsection 10 the viii ana law o' G"d
then ana not I'LL then can there be rest and harmony
Until the will Of col in Christ Jesus Gomez us Is as
perfectly obeyei matter Oneys law thoic can ne no
rest, no harmony. The analogy between the avs or
discovered 10y induction and the ia~- OF 'he
revealed by Chrst Is perfect God governs tue vast
through His government OF the minute And There rs
the same Inuuteness OF detail In his moral government
AZ in His government OF matter The scope OF Hl- law
not on, reaches tue mnutest particle o: inaniinsie
matter but lille word, secret Thing, every
moral act OF the obscure immortal being. aud
dscerner OF the thoughts aud intents OF the heart
THE FOLLY or REsrLEssSKs.
The Word Is the law Jesus Il the Word made he'h
dwelling among In the mi tst OF activities Incident
70 the saving of world OF sinners His presence every
where rebuke re,tessness, whether at tho wed
ding least at Cana at the grave At Bethany Calm
ness simplicity repDse characterized all Bis praying a.
we'll "a His acting This meek regnhg Jesus
has the rest In Himself that seeks anil therefore,
can iinpart II to iran, he will accept the conditions
Obedience submission. yielding rushing TO the Of